nugatory
英 ['nju?g?t(?)r?; 'nu?-]
美
- adj. 無價(jià)值的；瑣碎的；無效的；無法律效力的
GRE
中文詞源
nugatory 無價(jià)值的
來自拉丁語(yǔ)nugae,瑣事，小玩笑，詞源同拉丁語(yǔ)nugor,開玩笑，嘲笑。引申詞義瑣碎的，無價(jià)值的。
英文詞源
- nugatory (adj.)
- "trifling, of no value," c. 1600, from Latin nugatorius "worthless, trifling, futile," from nugator "jester, trifler, braggart," from nugatus, past participle of nugari "to trifle, jest, play the fool," from nug? "jokes, jests, trifles," of unknown origin.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Your efforts shall have been nugatory.
- 你的努力也就沒有價(jià)值了。
來自辭典例句